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Adrian Lincoln October 5, 2007 signal processing, Top Ten
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It is quite straightforward to apply “classical” integration techniques
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for calculating velocity time histories from acceleration time histories copy of the
or the corresponding displacement time history from a velocity time Noise &
history. The standard method is to calculate the area under the curve Vibration
of the appropriate trace. If the curve follows a known deterministic
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function then a numerically exact solution can be found; if it follows a Handbook
non-deterministic function then an approximate solution can be
found by using numerical integration techniques such as rectangular
or trapezoidal integration. Measured or digitized data falls in to the
latter category. However, if the data contains even a small amount of Sign up for our
low frequency or DC offset components then these can often lead to newsletter
misleading (although numerically correct) results. The problem is not
caused by loss of information inherent in the digitisation process;
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neither is it due to the effects of amplitude or time quantisation; it is
in fact a characteristic of integrated trigonometric functions that their
amplitudes increase with decreasing frequency.
A Simple Frequency
From this one can see that the amplitude of the oscillatory Response Function
component is inversely proportional to the frequency: as the
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frequency increases the amplitude decreases. This can be
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demonstrated graphically as follows. One could generate a digital
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sinewave of unity amplitude and frequency 10Hz. The resultant
waveform and the integral of this waveform are shown in gures 1 Converting
and 2. Acceleration, Velocity
& Displacement
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If one now compares the 10Hz results with those from a sinusoid of
the same amplitude but with a lower frequency of 1Hz (as shown in
gures 3 and 4) then it is immediately apparent that the integrated
1Hz signal is more than 10 times larger than that of the 10Hz signal.
When the two waveforms are added together the results in gures 5
and 6 are obtained. As can be clearly seen the low frequency behavior
dominates the integrated output and the oscillatory characteristic of
the original waveform is no longer present in the integrated
waveform.
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If one next considers what happens when there is a (DC) offset
present in the input signal. If the offset has a positive amplitude k
then
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If, however, the acceleration signal is high pass ltered at 5Hz then
the resultant waveform still looks essentially the same as can be
observed in gure 11. When the ltered signal is integrated, however,
the resultant velocity waveform now looks like that in gure 12 and it
clearly exhibits a more plausible form of oscillatory behavior.
Adrian Lincoln
Sound & Vibration Signal Processing Analyst at Prosig
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1. Abdul Hameed. H
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2. rhen
January 15, 2010 at 12:22 am
sec x tan x dx/ sec x – 1
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4. Madson Ferrari
March 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm
the article are really very useful for me and I am using the
method day by day. By the way, If possible I’d like to recommend,
a detailed view of how to choose the correct lter frequency
based on the acceleration histories. I think that is very important
because the lter change the displacements results signi cantly.
I think that a PSD analysis should be useful to choose the
appropriated lter frequency
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5. David Ensor
June 23, 2010 at 8:34 am
Not quite the whole story, an arbritrary use of 5 hz is ‘normal’
practice, but only where whole body modes are of less concern.
There are other more rigorous methods that can optimise the
‘ ltering’ to ensure we maximise the frequencies content of the
resultant integrals (velocity and displacemnt).
Remember a also that any integral forms a family of results with
vairaible offsets.
Most success can be useb my removing the rolling mean value
(variable frequency by default) to remove the nominal means
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A. Bowei
August 30, 2016 at 4:43 am
Dear David,
Although it was clearly discussed above, I am still confused
about how to choose an optimal cut-off frequency. So
would you kindly please send we a copy of lectures and
papers you mentioned? Thanks
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6. poyan
June 28, 2010 at 11:55 am
Dear David Ensor
I need the Lectures and technical paper you have mentioned
above. Could you please do a favor and send a copy of them for
me; Email: poya_500@yahoo.com
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7. Ammar
September 20, 2010 at 6:31 am
Dear David,
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8. Sameer
November 6, 2010 at 5:34 am
Dear David Ensor
I need the Lectures and technical paper you have mentioned
above. Could you please do a favor and send a copy of them for
me; Email: sameerahmed0007@gmail.com. Thanks.
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9. Neskko
January 11, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Very nice and understandable explanation for a lot of troubles…
Dear David,
I am really interested in this matter. I would appreciate if you
send me your technical papers and lectures.
My mail is nesko.kontic@yahoo.com
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14. Anoop K K
February 19, 2015 at 6:25 am
I have followed the method for validation of integration, But the
amplitude showing is typically double of that value, also it is not
showing the negative amplitude. Why it is like this?????/
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15. Jamie
October 18, 2015 at 7:30 am
If I want to convert from displacement to velocity, do I still use a
high pass lter?? And if power lines of 50 hz affects my signal
what cut off will be suitable?
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